RKBABob
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No, its not one of those threads... you know, where us men try to tell a woman what's right for them. My wife asked me to get a few suggestions for firearms she should look at.
My wife wants her own gun (rather than share mine)... problem is, she has absolutely tiny little hands. She has little strength in her fingers, as well. She's constantly asking me to open bottles for her. Once, she had to get a gas station attendant to unscrew the gas cap for her.
I'm not exaggerating... she's got tiny little hands, ok? Like a 4 year old.
Well, racking a slide seems to be a problem, especially on small little semis that she'd be likely to carry. Bigger guns are a problem because her fingers are so short. DOA revolvers are an issue, given the 12lb, ultra-looooong trigger pull.
A da/sa revolver works well. Grips are available to really customize it to her hands, and she can fire it single action. Low power ammo helps tame recoil. But there has got to be some other solution.
Time for you guys, and especially girls, to chime in.
Maybe someone who has kids, since her hands are about that size, can help. What SD caliber gun have you trained your young ones on?
What has a small grip, and reach to the trigger.... a light trigger.... won't jump out of her hands.... and is small enough, and safe enough to carry?
Its about time she found THE gun. One that fits her hands.
(Yes, I know... go to the range and rent everything in sight. We'll do that eventually, but steer us in the general direction, first.)
My wife wants her own gun (rather than share mine)... problem is, she has absolutely tiny little hands. She has little strength in her fingers, as well. She's constantly asking me to open bottles for her. Once, she had to get a gas station attendant to unscrew the gas cap for her.
I'm not exaggerating... she's got tiny little hands, ok? Like a 4 year old.
Well, racking a slide seems to be a problem, especially on small little semis that she'd be likely to carry. Bigger guns are a problem because her fingers are so short. DOA revolvers are an issue, given the 12lb, ultra-looooong trigger pull.
A da/sa revolver works well. Grips are available to really customize it to her hands, and she can fire it single action. Low power ammo helps tame recoil. But there has got to be some other solution.
Time for you guys, and especially girls, to chime in.
Maybe someone who has kids, since her hands are about that size, can help. What SD caliber gun have you trained your young ones on?
What has a small grip, and reach to the trigger.... a light trigger.... won't jump out of her hands.... and is small enough, and safe enough to carry?
Its about time she found THE gun. One that fits her hands.
(Yes, I know... go to the range and rent everything in sight. We'll do that eventually, but steer us in the general direction, first.)
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